FLSmidth has signed a contract with D.G. Khan Cement Company Ltd to supply engineering and equipment for a 8500 tpd green field cement in Pakistan.
The contract is worth €57 million and the plant will be located in Hub in the province of Baluchistan, which is approximately 30 km northwest of Karachi, Pakistan.
"Pakistan is a very important market for FLSmidth and we are extremely pleased that D.G. Khan Cement Company Ltd. again has chosen FLSmidth as their supplier. This underlines our valuable long-term ties with D.G. Khan Cement Company Ltd. as well as our strong foothold in Pakistan, where we expect to see more activity following new government development programmes" commented President of the Cement Division, Mejnert Kristensen.
The order will be booked by the Cement Division and contribute to FLSmidth's earnings until 2017.
Edited from Press Release by Harleigh Hobbs